MAN ’ S WORLD
Photographer : TED SUN Retoucher : ALEXANDER SILKIN Stylist : A GENTLEMAN ’ S JOURNI Groomer : LOUI FERRY @ OPUS BEAUTY , for Oribe & Tom Ford
FULLY COMMITTED
When one is fully committed to the improvement of their craft , then the opportunities will come . Mostly known for his roles as the musically talented Walter Hill in Joyful Noise and his continued role as the brave Glader Frypan in the Maze Runner series , 26-year-old Dexter Darden has been able to obtain these opportunities by always improving his craft and being the best that he can be . After starting as a talented singer , Darden transitioned into acting in his teenage years . Since then , he has gained many opportunities , such as working with Queen Latifah in the 2012 film Joyful Noise , Giancarlo Esposito from Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials , and Forest Whitaker in his upcoming 2018 film Burden , which will premiere at Sundance Film Festival . Darden is surely making a name for himself by bettering his incredible talent and obtaining remarkable opportunities . BY WILLIAM DUGGAN
Cliché : When did you first have the passion to start acting ?
Dexter Darden : I started singing and dancing a lot when I was a kid . I used to compete in the school choir and one year , I attended this camp . Paul Newman used to run a camp for kids with special needs and blood diseases , and they would do fundraisers for the camp and do live shows . So , I started to do those live shows when I turned 16 and Paul Newman ended up pulling my mama and I aside . He said I had talent and that acting was something I should try to do for real . That ’ s kind of how it all got started for me .
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